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The China Study: The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted and the Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss and Long-term Health
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Referred to as the “Grand Prix of epidemiology” by The New York Times, this study examines more than 350 variables of health and nutrition with surveys from 6,500 adults in more than 2,500 counties across China and Taiwan, and conclusively demonstrates the link between nutrition and heart disease, diabetes, and cancer. While revealing that proper nutrition can have a dramatic effect on reducing and reversing these ailments as well as curbing obesity, this text calls… More >>
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Natural Health – Natural Help For Skin Pigment Changes
When I was in my early 20’s, I was dealing with a skin condition that my dermatologist couldn’t explain, and it had me hiding in my house. I was diagnosed with “vitiligo” which showed up as irregular patches of pale skin – mostly on the top of my feet and behind my neck.
I was so upset because I was living at the beach and having a tan was so important to me. Tanning was the worst thing to do if I wanted to hide the white spots that wouldn’t tan on my skin. My doctor prescribed a steroid cream and antibiotics – they didn’t help at all.
For most people, vitiligo is a chronic condition. For me that was not the case. Mine went away when I started to adjust my diet and started to drink raw juices and make other positive lifestyle changes.
At that time, I didn’t know exactly what made it go away, just like I didn’t know what brought it on.
Now, after a few decades of study and experience in holistic health, nutrition, detox, and alternative medicine – I have a “hypothesis” related to vitilago. I never read any material about this anywhere, but like often occurs with me I determine helpful approaches to health challenges by combining my knowledge, experience, common sense, and intuitive abilities.
I’ll tell you my hypothesis. I won’t go into how I came to my hypothesis other than to say that right before I had my case of vitilago I was put on lots of antibiotics for bronchitis and other respiratory issues. I also was dealing with some major life stressors.
My hypothesis is that Vitilago is a systemic fungal condition similar to, if not, Candidiasis (yeast overgrowth). Internal fungal overgrowth often shows up on the skin (psoriasis is another skin condition affected by this).
Overtaxed adrenals are often at play here as well – so stress can play a big part in contributing to this. Often Candida issues go hand in hand with stressed adrenal glands.
One of the best ways to combat a fungal problem is to not feed the fungus (it LOVES sugar – so sugar and simple carbohydrates like bread and pasta – are a big no no) and to use a natural anti-fungal substance (I’m not talking about man- made medications – antifungal meds are chemicals that are often extremely harsh on the liver). Also, resting and nourishing rests the body to lessen the stress hormones released by the adrenals.
In my opinion the best natural anti-fungal substances come from our plant kingdom (nature takes care of nature) specifically therapeutic essential oils. Many of our essential oils have anti-fungal properties (and they smell so good!) such as Purification and Melrose.
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Running From Osteoporosis
We’ve long been told that the way to strengthen bones and prevent osteoporosis is to get in the gym and start lifting weights. Which, I might add, is not so appealing to everyone. But it turns out that some previous studies that examined the effects of resistance training in men on bone density produced varied results. And now, researchers at the University of Missouri have found that high-impact activities, such as running, may have a greater positive effect on bone mineral density (BMD) than resistance training after all.
The results of the study confirm that both resistance training and high-impact endurance activities increase bone mineral density but high-impact sports, like running, appear to have a greater beneficial effect. People who already engage in activities, such as cycling, swimming, or rowing, should add bone-strengthening activities, such as resistance training or running, to their exercise regimens. And exercise programs to increase bone strength should be designed using what is known about how bones respond to exercise, according to researchers, as only the skeletal sites that experience increased stress from exercise will become stronger, and areas like hips are often neglected in terms of bone density.
The response of bone to loading is determined by the magnitude of the force, and the rate and direction(s) at which it is applied, so high-impact and multi-directional activities, including structured jump-training result in greater gains in bone strength; sports like basketball, volleyball, or soccer are also good options. In the study, the researchers found that runners had greater spine BMD than cyclists and lean body mass was positively associated with BMD in both resistance-trained individuals and cyclists but not in runners.
FYI: osteoporosis affects more than 200 million people worldwide and is a serious public health concern, according to the National Osteoporosis Foundation. And while we’re at it, let us not forget the importance of calcium and magnesium in building up bone density!
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